H-1B salaries in Los Alamos, NM

Based on 120 certified H-1B filings in the Los Alamos, NM metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$112,595
Middle 50%$101.4k–$154.1k
vs. national median−8%comparison median $122,699
Filings120FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $77,079 and $179,041.
PercentileSalary
10th$98,304
25th$101,405
50th (median)$112,595
75th$154,066
90th$163,892

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $115k $160k FY2020: median $120,000 (83 filings) FY2021: median $87,600 (92 filings) FY2022: median $96,195 (80 filings) FY2023: median $107,640 (87 filings) FY2024: median $105,487 (85 filings) FY2025: median $105,814 (85 filings) FY2026: median $150,000 (35 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 83 filings FY20 FY2021: 92 filings FY21 FY2022: 80 filings FY22 FY2023: 87 filings FY23 FY2024: 85 filings FY24 FY2025: 85 filings FY25 FY2026: 35 filings FY26 92
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$120,000$79,700$124,77183
FY2021$87,600$83,000$124,95792
FY2022$96,195$88,500$130,32880
FY2023$107,640$98,680$140,00087
FY2024$105,487$101,128$144,00085
FY2025$105,814$100,693$150,77985
FY2026$150,000$114,612$161,40835

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Physicist$150,77931
Chemist$105,48617
Materials Scientist$110,61210